are'ola

[L. dim. of area.] i. Any minute area. 2. One of the spaces or interstices in areolar ti ue. 3. The pigmented ring sur rot in ding the nipple. 4. An erjrthematous ring sur rot in ding a papule, pusttde, or other inflammatory lesion, of the skin. a. maxn'maa, a, circular pigmented area surrounding the nipple or papilla mammae; its surface is dotted with little projections due to the presence of the areolar, or Montgomery's, glands beneath, a. papilla'ris, a. mammae, a. umbilica'lls, a. umbiUca'ris, a pigmented ring around the umbilicus in the pregnant woman.